Magnetospheric Physics: Proceedings of the Advanced Summer Institute Held at Sheffield, U.K., August 1973(44 Astrophysics and Space Science Library)

This book contains the lectures presented at the Summer Advanced Study Institute, 'Earth's Particles and Fields' which was held at the University of Sheffield, England, during the period August 13-24, 1973. One hundred thirty nine persons from sixteen different countries attended the Institute. The authors and publisher have made a special effort for rapid publication of an up-to-date status of the particles, fields, and processes in the Earth's magnetosphere, which is an ever changing area. Special thanks are due to the lecturers for their diligent preparation and excellent presentations. The individual lectures and the published papers were deliberately limited; the authors' cooperation in conforming to these specifications is greatly appreciated. The contents of the book are organized by subject area rather than in the order in which papers were presented during the Institute. Many thanks are due to Drs Rolf Bostrom, J. Ronald Burrows, Robert W. Fredricks, Thomas R. Kaiser, Bernt N. Maehlum, Christopher T. Russell, and Martin Walt who served as session chairmen during the Institute and contributed greatly to its success by skillfully directing the discussion period in a stimulating manner after each lecture.

Table of Contents:
I: Institute Summary.- Institute Summary.- II: Structure and Characteristics of the Magnetosphere.- The Reconnecting Magnetosphere.- Neutral Line in the Magnetotail.- Ionosphere-Magnetosphere Coupling.- On the Topology of the Geomagnetic Field.- The Speed, Density, and Flux Variations in Large-Scale Solar Wind Disturbances.- Theory of the Jovian Radiation Belts.- Pitch Angle Distributions of Energetic Electrons in the Equatorial Regions of the Outer Magnetosphere — OGO-5 Observations.- The Pitch Angle Distribution of >40 keV Electrons.- Pitch Angle Diffusion of Relativistic Electrons in the Plasma-sphere.- L Dependent Peaks in the Energy Spectra of Electrons Precipitating from the Inner Belt.- Morphology of Energetic O+ in the Magnetosphere.- III: Plasma Convection and Electric Fields.- Substorm Injection Boundaries.- Field Aligned Currents in the Magnetosphere.- Calculations of Magnetospheric Electric Fields.- The Plasma Sheet in the Evening Sector.- Mother-Daughter Rocket Studies of Low Energy Electrons Near Auroral Arcs.- Auroral Electrons Observed Using a Mother-Daughter Rocket.- IV: Wave-Particle Interactions.- Wave-Particle Interaction — Some Laboratory Observations.- Spacecraft Studies of VLF Emissions.- Wave-Particle Interactions Near the Geostationary Orbit.- Crude Approximations to Some Aspects of Three-Dimensional Magnetospheric Dynamics.- Plasma Instability Modes Related to the Earth’s Bow Shock.- Perturbation of a Wave Field by an Irregularity in a Magneto-Plasma.- Monochromatic Waves and Inhomogeneity Effects.- A Self-Consistent Theory of Triggered VLF Emissions.- V: Substorm Phenomena.- Ground Based Magnetic Signatures of the Phases of Magnetospheric Substorms.- Critical Problems in Establishing the Morphology of Substorms in Space.- The Dynamics ofAuroral Absorption.- Polar Cap Optical Aurora Seen from ISIS-2.- Remarks on the Growth Phase of Substorms.- Spatial and Temporal Variations of ULF Disturbances Near L=4 During a Magnetic Storm.- VI: Conclusions.- Conclusions.- Index of Subjects.